Hassan I. Hassan
@hxhassan
Founder and editor in chief of the award-winning @newlinesmag. Award-winning journalist. New York Times Bestselling Author. Email etc in link. Syrian-American.
The great genocide scholar @martinshawx had noted genocidal intent and actions in Israel's assault on Gaza already in November 2023. In his new essay for @newlinesmag, he describes how discourse and opinions have shifted in spite of media suppression. newlinesmag.com/argument/the-d…
Don’t show this to the deranged & shameless pundits who have no qualms destroying countries just to prove a point.
Important call from Israel’s Druze leader Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif: Separating from Syria isn't good for us. Don’t be blinded by 'victory' or online rhetoric. Alienating 2B Muslims will backfire. Abide by the ceasefire. Hope Syrians of all sects stay preserve coexistence & peace.
A wise article by Ibrahim Raslan @RaslanIb, an Israeli Druze. He explains why Israel's bombing of #Syria is likely to backfire on Syria's #Druze. He also does a fine job of explaining the historical context in which Israeli Druze operate. Here is a bit of his argument: "While…
Top Druze leader - [Israel-backed Druze leader] Hikmat al-Hajri isn’t making his own decisions (someone else is calling the shots). (Note that some of the closest figures to Hajri during the latest conflict spoke about Hajri in the same terms, including Maher Sharafeddin).
القيادي بحركة رجال الكرامة ليث البلعوس للحدث: 🔴 قرار حكمت الهجري ليس بيده 🔴 لا أعرف ماذا يريد حكمت الهجري 🔴 لا نريد انقساما داخليا في السويداء 🔴 هناك تعنت من قبل الخارجين عن القانون 🔴 لا بديل عن سوريا ولا لمشاريع التقسيم #السويداء #سوريا #قناة_الحدث
“I won’t lie.. a few hours ago I saw an interview with a survivor describing how the Hajri militia beheaded his infant child. I found it hard to believe and thought it might be exaggerated. But now I’ve just seen a nurse’s testimony from the hospital, where she mentioned seeing…
One reason the U.S. may be losing patience with Israel is its choice of a proxy, which is rather strange given Israel's strategic campaign against Tehran in the region. Here is Syrian Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri receiving a delegation of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, an Iraqi…
Top Druze leader issues an important statement on Sweida. He says his guesthouse was burned & his father’s grave desecrated by Israel-backed Sheikh Hikmat Hajri thugs for rejecting violence & foreign agendas. Accuses them of lies, disinfo, betrayal & pushing sectarian deals.
Apology, as defined, is literally the exposing of lies through OSINT 🤦♂️
One reason the moralistic online chatter at the moment is both insincere and grimly hilarious: Here is Syrian Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri, who is backed by Israel, receiving a delegation of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba under the instruction of its head, Akram al-Kaabi. Kaabi, a…
التلويح بإعادة العقوبات بعد التدخل الإسرائيلي.
إلى الجالسين في دمشق، إذا أخللتم بالاتفاق هذه المرّة -كما كل مرّة- فستعودون إلى قوائم الإرهاب. وتذكروا كلامي.
Imagine a whole region is forbidden from having strong countries or sovereignty because that’d be an existential threat to Israel. "Strong nation-states are a threat — especially Arab states are viewed as a threat to Israel," he said. pbs.org/newshour/world…
I watched this yesterday and it’s just insane youtu.be/2S-WJN3L5eo?si…
“We may have to rename this show because you’re a little bit more than a far-right Republican.” @mehdirhasan called out a self-proclaimed ‘fascist’ on the show ‘Surrounded’ where he debated 20 far-right Republicans.
هذا هو مقطع (فيديو) تصريح السفير توم باراك المتعلق بسورية، وللدقة، لم يهاجم الدولة السورية كما يُشاع ، بل قال ما معناه أن “ما حصل مريع ……الحكومة كحكومة يجب أن تتحمّل المسؤولية، وفي الوقت نفسه يجب تمكينها من تنفيذ المسؤوليات الملقاة على عاتقها”. الرجل دبلوماسي ينفذ سياسات و…